Monthly · March 21 – April 19

Aries

The lunar events falling across the month ahead, and what each means for you.

Sat 12 Sep

New Moon in Virgo

Aspect to Aries Quincunx

Nothing in common: different element, different modality, different polarity. Requires deliberate effort to even understand each other.

Fri 18 Sep

First Quarter in Sagittarius

Aspect to Aries Trine

Same element. The smoothest combination in the zodiac — mutual understanding without translation, at the risk of never being challenged.

Fri 25 Sep

Full Moon in Pisces

Aspect to Aries Semi-sextile

Neighbouring signs share a border and little else. They tend to find each other slightly baffling in a way that is more irritating than dramatic.

Sat 3 Oct

Last Quarter in Cancer

Aspect to Aries Square

Same modality, clashing elements. Genuine friction, and genuine momentum: this pairing produces change, not comfort.

Sat 10 Oct

New Moon in Libra

Aspect to Aries Opposition

Opposite signs sit across the wheel. Each holds exactly what the other lacks, which makes the pairing either complementary or exhausting.

Why this is a list rather than a story

The dates above are astronomy — they are the same for everyone and were fixed long before anyone asked. What is added is the geometry between each lunar position and your sign. Anything beyond that would be invention, and inventing it is what makes most long-range horoscopes worthless.

Computed for the month ahead

The moon changes sign 14 times in this period

Angles and focus below are computed against Aries, so this table differs for every sign. How it is worked out →

4 harmonious angles to Aries — trines and sextiles, where the moon's sign and yours share an element or a temperament.
7 tense ones — squares, oppositions and quincunxes, where the two signs have no easy way to translate between them.
Demanding is how the month ahead tilts for Aries specifically. The dates below are the same for everyone; the angles are not.

Sun 13 Sep · moon enters Libra · Opposition

Balance, fairness and acute awareness of other people. The moon stands opposite you, which puts your own traits in someone else's hands — and for Aries that meets bores quickly, interrupts constantly, and treats patience as a personal insult.

Counting from Aries, that sign occupies the 7th house — partners, close others and negotiation.

Tue 15 Sep · moon enters Scorpio · Quincunx

Intensity, privacy and refusal to accept surfaces. The moon is quincunx your sign — an awkward angle with nothing in common to work from — and for Aries that meets bores quickly, interrupts constantly, and treats patience as a personal insult.

Counting from Aries, that sign occupies the 8th house — intimacy, debts, and what is not being said.

Thu 17 Sep · moon enters Sagittarius · Trine

Expansion, honesty and appetite for the unfamiliar. The moon is trine your sign — the easiest angle, and the one you are least likely to notice — and for Aries that meets starts things other people are still discussing. Recovers from setbacks faster than almost any other sign.

Counting from Aries, that sign occupies the 9th house — travel, study and the bigger picture.

Sun 20 Sep · moon enters Capricorn · Square

Ambition, structure and playing the long game. The moon squares your sign, which is friction rather than misfortune — and for Aries that meets bores quickly, interrupts constantly, and treats patience as a personal insult.

Counting from Aries, that sign occupies the 10th house — work in public, reputation and ambition.

Tue 22 Sep · moon enters Aquarius · Sextile

Independence, principle and distance from the herd. The moon is sextile your sign: workable, but only if you do something with it — and for Aries that meets bores quickly, interrupts constantly, and treats patience as a personal insult.

Counting from Aries, that sign occupies the 11th house — groups, networks and what you want next.

Thu 24 Sep · moon enters Pisces · Semi-sextile

Empathy, imagination and porous boundaries. The moon sits a sign away from yours, close enough to colour the days without dominating them — and for Aries that meets bores quickly, interrupts constantly, and treats patience as a personal insult.

Counting from Aries, that sign occupies the 12th house — rest, retreat and what you have been avoiding.

Sun 27 Sep · moon enters Aries · Conjunction

Initiative, appetite and the willingness to go first. The moon sits in your own sign, so its mood and yours are the same thing for these days — and for Aries that meets starts things other people are still discussing. Recovers from setbacks faster than almost any other sign.

Counting from Aries, that sign occupies the 1st house — how you come across and what you initiate.

Tue 29 Sep · moon enters Taurus · Semi-sextile

Steadiness, comfort and a long attention span. The moon sits a sign away from yours, close enough to colour the days without dominating them — and for Aries that meets bores quickly, interrupts constantly, and treats patience as a personal insult.

Counting from Aries, that sign occupies the 2nd house — income, spending and what you value.

Thu 1 Oct · moon enters Gemini · Sextile

Curiosity, quickness and a need for variety. The moon is sextile your sign: workable, but only if you do something with it — and for Aries that meets bores quickly, interrupts constantly, and treats patience as a personal insult.

Counting from Aries, that sign occupies the 3rd house — conversations, messages and short trips.

Sat 3 Oct · moon enters Cancer · Square

Protection, memory and deep attachment. The moon squares your sign, which is friction rather than misfortune — and for Aries that meets bores quickly, interrupts constantly, and treats patience as a personal insult.

Counting from Aries, that sign occupies the 4th house — the household, roots and private life.

Tue 6 Oct · moon enters Leo · Trine

Warmth, presence and the need to be seen doing it. The moon is trine your sign — the easiest angle, and the one you are least likely to notice — and for Aries that meets starts things other people are still discussing. Recovers from setbacks faster than almost any other sign.

Counting from Aries, that sign occupies the 5th house — play, flirtation and anything you make.

Thu 8 Oct · moon enters Virgo · Quincunx

Precision, usefulness and noticing what is off. The moon is quincunx your sign — an awkward angle with nothing in common to work from — and for Aries that meets bores quickly, interrupts constantly, and treats patience as a personal insult.

Counting from Aries, that sign occupies the 6th house — routine, the body and daily obligations.

Sat 10 Oct · moon enters Libra · Opposition

Balance, fairness and acute awareness of other people. The moon stands opposite you, which puts your own traits in someone else's hands — and for Aries that meets bores quickly, interrupts constantly, and treats patience as a personal insult.

Counting from Aries, that sign occupies the 7th house — partners, close others and negotiation.

Mon 12 Oct · moon enters Scorpio · Quincunx

Intensity, privacy and refusal to accept surfaces. The moon is quincunx your sign — an awkward angle with nothing in common to work from — and for Aries that meets bores quickly, interrupts constantly, and treats patience as a personal insult.

Counting from Aries, that sign occupies the 8th house — intimacy, debts, and what is not being said.